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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Memorial from directly overhead

9/11 Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,177 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Gardens, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 22 miles off.

Class of 1976 Gift The memorial features two granite slabs, representing the Twin Towers, atop a five-sided foundation that represents the Pentagon. The words, "World Trade Center," "The Pentagon" and "Shanksville, Pa." are etched onto the memorial

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Coordinates39.00827, -104.88724

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • TZO grass: 0.1 mi
  • Flat Iron: 1.7 mi
  • Cadet Tailgate Area: 2.5 mi
  • Marshall Sprague Park: 3.8 mi
  • Protected Habitat Open Space: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Eagle's Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Cathedral Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Blodgett Peak: 3.6 mi
  • South Blodgett: 4.0 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Senior Class Crest: 0.2 mi
  • Honor Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 0.3 mi
  • St. Francis of Assisi: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Eagle and Fledgling statue: 0.1 mi
  • Wall of Fallen Graduates: 0.1 mi
  • Core Values Ramp: 0.1 mi
  • Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Ackerman Overlook: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 27
Museums: 22
Picnic sites: 22
  • Memorial Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Main Pavilions A and B: 5.7 mi
  • The Homestead: 7.3 mi
  • Crowe Gulch Picnic Ground: 9.3 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakSW4,302 m14.3 mi
Little Pikes PeakSW4,073 m14.4 mi
Devil's PlaygroundSW3,984 m14.0 mi
Sachett MountainSSW3,837 m14.9 mi
Mount GarfieldSSW3,327 m14.2 mi
Tuckaway MountainSSW3,303 m14.2 mi
Mount ArthurSSW3,293 m14.0 mi
Cameron ConeSSW3,263 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292937435263686660473729
Precip in0.50.61.32.12.31.82.73.11.70.90.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument 3S, 4 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4434448922

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